Tottenham Hotspur fans have been left worrying after Dele Alli missed out on their squad to face Bournemouth at Wembley on Boxing Day.

The 22-year-old was not named in Tottenham's starting line-up or bench for the festive Premier League clash.

Alli had been forced off at half-time in the dramatic 6-2 victory over Everton on Sunday as his fellow England international, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, flew out of his goal to make a heavy challenge on the midfielder, who had scored his side's second goal.

Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino allayed fears about a serious injury for Alli after the match but while the young midfielder travelled with the squad to Wembley for Wednesday's match, he was not deemed fit enough to be involved in the match due to a combination of tiredness and the knock he took after Pickford's tackle on Sunday.

Alli is not expected to miss more of the festive schedule with Pochettino playing down fears of a problem on Sunday.

"He didn't feel a big problem," said the Argentine. "I think he was a little tired from Wednesday [the 2-0 win over Arsenal in the Carabao Cup].

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